Honorary Canadians

Honorary Canadians

This room is dedicated to the artists who, while not born here, made a meaningful mark on Canadian music. Whether they came to record, perform, collaborate, or simply found inspiration on Canadian soil, these Honorary Canadians became part of the story. Some stayed briefly, others put down roots—but all contributed to the cultural fabric in unique ways. From one-off sessions to lasting legacies, this is a salute to the outsiders who felt right at home in Canada.

Tracks

Artist Track Title
Ellen McIlwaine Can't Find My Way Home Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Ursa Major* Stage Door Queen ST
Oscar* McLollie Buried Alive ST
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Wedding March Ukrainian Pops
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study) You're Getting Better Love Serenade
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra Hard Days Night And I Love Her
Jonathan Edwards Never Together Sailboat
Jack Holland Waco The Eyes of a Dreamer
Ellen McIlwaine (I Gotta) Ramble Just Like You Ellen McIlwaine
Nelson* Riddle Garibaldi Mountain British Columbia Suite
Matt* Lucas Leave the Light On Baby Matt Gets Blue
Sidewinders Time For Loving Flatfoot Hustlin'
Alpha Centauri One Night at a Time ST
Zambonis* Helmet (instrumental) To Bleed Black and Gold
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study) Green Power Love Serenade
Country Mcdonald Joe* The Call War War War
Oscar* McLollie Blues in Nova Scotia (Oscar McLollie) ST
Exponians Yellow Bird Wicked Woman My Peaceful World
Jack Holland The Eyes of a Dreamer The Eyes of a Dreamer
Jack Holland You Can't Make a Dancer The Eyes of a Dreamer
Joe* Glazer Solidarity Forever A Douglas For Me (picture sleeve)
Joe* Glazer New Democratic Party Train A Douglas For Me (picture sleeve)
Cal* Bostic Let Me Love You Introducing...
Joe* Glazer We Shall Not Be Moved A Douglas For Me (picture sleeve)
Nelson* Riddle Valley of the Swans British Columbia Suite
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra Theme For the Countless And I Love Her
Ernie* Smith Who I Am To Behold Jah
Buddy Knox Maybelline ST
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* Bohemian I'm a Song
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Halya Несе Галя Воду Ukrainian Pops
Aarons And Ackley* Sailor Song ST
Country Mcdonald Joe* The Munition Maker War War War
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* A Hanging Apple Висить Ябко Ukrainian Pops
Aarons And Ackley* Annalee ST
Zambonis* Mind Like a Playgroup To Bleed Black and Gold
Tony McManus Chalaneru The Maker's Mark (The Dream Guitar Sessions)
Albert Jones* I Feel So Good The Facts of Life
Tony McManus Inveran - The Devil in the Kitchen - Locheil's Away to France The Maker's Mark (The Dream Guitar Sessions)
Ellen McIlwaine I Want Whacha Got (Boston Song) Everybody Needs It
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* The Betrothed Girl Ukrainian Pops
Ellen McIlwaine Never Tell Your Mother She's Out of Tune Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Ernie* Smith Everything Crash Skareggae
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Gospel Medley: Swing Low Chariot; Amen; Michael Row Your Boat Ashore; He's Got the Whole World in His Hands Amist the Black Eyes
Priscilla* Rollins Letter to Mommy & Daddy Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Green Rye Ukrainian Pops
Cal* Bostic Just a Boy And Girl in Love (Doug Randle) Introducing...
Buddy Knox Don't Make Me Cry ST
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* Late Night Movies I'm a Song
Sidewinders I Like Your Stuff Flatfoot Hustlin'
Loni Gamble Circles ST
Joe* Glazer This Land is Your Land A Douglas For Me (picture sleeve)
Cal* Bostic Longing for You (Cal Bostic) Introducing...
Jonathan Edwards How About You Sailboat
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* Jakiv Came to Visit Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection
Ellen McIlwaine Up From the Skies Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Ellen McIlwaine Sliding Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Ellen McIlwaine Ode to Billy Joe Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Ernie* Smith Oh But If I Skareggae
Priscilla* Rollins I'm Sorry Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra It Only Takes a Moment And I Love Her
Jack Holland The Time Or the Place The Eyes of a Dreamer
Priscilla* Rollins There Goes My Baby Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Aarons And Ackley* Don't You And I
Buddy Knox Somebody Touched Me ST (mono)
Dils* Sound of the Rain (Le sond de la pluit) Made In Canada
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Kolomayka Ukrainian Pops
Aarons And Ackley* Take Me Home ST
Happy Dolls Drum Solo Show Album No. 1
Matt* Lucas I'm Movin' On The Old Man b/w I'm Movin' On
Aarons And Ackley* Could Have Had Anything You And I
Priscilla* Rollins Sweet Inspiration Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Priscilla* Rollins Magic Moment Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Ellen McIlwaine Weird of Hermiston Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study) Are You Confused Love Serenade
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study) Show and Tell Love Serenade
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Respect You Belong to Me b/w Respect (picture sleeve)
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Black Brows Dark Brown Eyes Ukrainian Pops
Buddy Knox Mary Lou ST
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* I'm Gonna Love You Baby I'm a Song
Albert Jones* You Just Can't Turn Me Loose The Facts of Life
Alpha Centauri I'm a Rebel ST
Aarons And Ackley* Bonnie Blue You And I
Nelson* Riddle Victoria British Columbia Suite
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Fisherboys Ukrainian Pops
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* Boots Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection
Zambonis* Leave Your Stink at the Rink To Bleed Black and Gold
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* Just a Few Words I'm a Song
Yukon* Nova Scotia Nova Scotia b/w Genius
Dils* Not Worth It (Ca ne veux pas le pleine) Made In Canada
Alpha Centauri Hard Life ST
Matt* Lucas The Nuthouse Matt Gets Blue
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* The Lady is a Tramp Amist the Black Eyes
Joe* Glazer A Douglas for Me A Douglas For Me (picture sleeve)
Ernie* Smith Bend Down Skareggae
Albert Jones* Mother Nature The Facts of Life
Nelson* Riddle Moving Ahead British Columbia Suite
Dave Gordon & Kay* I Love That Hockey Team I Love That Hockey Team b/w The Fiddler's Widow
David Amram Old Man and the Children Summer Nights, Winter Rain
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* I Need You Amist the Black Eyes
Matt* Lucas New Orleans Woman Matt Gets Blue

Ursa Major* - ST

New York, New York, U.S.A.

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Ellen McIlwaine

Nashville, Tennessee, 🇺🇸 → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, 🇺🇸 → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Honky Tonk Angel

Nashville, Tennessee, 🇺🇸 → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, 🇺🇸 → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years

Nashville, Tennessee, USA → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, USA → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Everybody Needs It

Nashville, Tennessee, USA → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, USA → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - We the People

Nashville, Tennessee, USA → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, USA → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Fear Itself

Nashville, Tennessee, USA → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, USA → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Country Mcdonald Joe* - War War War

Washington, DC, USA

FEATURED

Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* - Amist the Black Eyes

Sicklerville, New Jersey, 🇺🇸 → Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Newton, Massachusetts, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* - You Belong to Me b/w Respect (picture sleeve)

Sicklerville, New Jersey, 🇺🇸 → Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Newton, Massachusetts, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* - Shirley Lewis Show Band

Sicklerville, New Jersey, 🇺🇸 → Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Newton, Massachusetts, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* - I'm a Song

Birmingham, England, UK→Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Cal* Bostic - Introducing...

Anniston, Alabama, 🇺🇸→Port Arthur, Ontario, 🇨🇦→Erie, Pennsylvania, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Aarons And Ackley* - ST

Portland, Oregon, 🇺🇸 (Jim Ackley); Cleveland, Ohio, 🇺🇸 (Chuck Aarons) - Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Matt* Lucas - Matt Gets Blue

Memphis, Tennessee, USA → London, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Matt* Lucas - The Old Man b/w I'm Movin' On

Memphis, Tennessee, USA → London, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Tommy Makem - Vancouver b/w Better Times

Keady, County Armagh, Northern Ireland → Dover, New Hampshire, 🇺🇸 → Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Dover, New Hampshire, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Oscar* McLollie - ST

Caldwell County, Louisiana → Los Angeles, California, 🇺🇸 → Chilliwack, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Oakland, California, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Oscar* McLollie - Chilliwack Valley b/w She's a Child

Caldwell County, Louisiana → Los Angeles, California, 🇺🇸 → Chilliwack, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Oakland, California, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Oscar* McLollie - So Pleasing Loving You b/w As Long As You Care at All

Caldwell County, Louisiana → Los Angeles, California, 🇺🇸 → Chilliwack, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Oakland, California, 🇺🇸

David Amram - Summer Nights, Winter Rain

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 🇺🇸*

FEATURED

Bluebird* - Country Boy Blues b/w A Good Thing Lost

Mercer Island, Washington, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Loni Gamble - ST

Philadelphia, 🇺🇸 - Montréal, Québec, 🇨🇦

Dave Gordon & Kay* - I Love That Hockey Team b/w The Fiddler's Widow

Cincinnati, Ohio, USA

FEATURED

Albert Jones* - The Facts of Life

Gary, Indiana, 🇺🇸 - Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Alpha Centauri - ST

Priscilla* Rollins - Lover's Choice Vol. 1

Nassau, Bahamas - Toronto, Ontario

Eddie* Murray - Montreal, Canada Blues b/w Stepping High Dance

FEATURED

Dils* - Made In Canada

San Diego, California, USA - Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ernie* Smith - To Behold Jah

Kingston, Jamaica - Toronto, Ontario

ST

Ursa Major - ST Side 2

Ursa Major - ST Side 1

Ursa Major - ST BACK

Ellen McIlwaine

Honky Tonk Angel

Ellen McIlwaine - Honky Tonk Angel LABEL 02

Ellen McIlwaine - Honky Tonk Angel LABEL 01

Ellen McIlwaine - Honky Tonk Angel BACK

Ellen McIlwaine

Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years

Everybody Needs It

We the People

Fear Itself

Ellen McIlwaine - Fear Itself (6)

Ellen McIlwaine - Fear Itself (5)

Ellen McIlwaine - ST (8)

Ellen McIlwaine - ST (7)

Ellen McIlwaine - ST (6)

Ellen McIlwaine - ST (4)

Ellen McIlwaine - ST (3)

Ellen McIlwaine - Everybody Needs It (3)

Ellen McIlwaine - Everybody Needs It (2)

Ellen McIlwaine - Everybody Needs It (1)

Ellen McIlwaine - We the People (2)

Ellen McIlwaine - We the People (1)

War War War

Amist the Black Eyes

Shirley Granger - Amist the Black Eyes MINT LABEL 02

Shirley Granger - Amist the Black Eyes MINT LABEL 01

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